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UAL Level 2 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts
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Overview
The Level 2 Diploma offers you the opportunity to develop and explore skills within Musical Theatre, Dance and Acting before developing your specialist practice during a final major project. This course will allow you to improve your confidence in preparation for the Level 3 Diploma in Performing Arts. You will be able to immerse yourself in improvisation, characterisation, singing and acting. You will gain a true insight into the industry with the opportunity to work with professional performers who work in the West End and touring companies.
How you’ll learn
Units you may study include:
- Unit 1: Introduction to performance
- Unit 2: Introduction to production
- Unit 3: Communicating with an audience
- Unit 4: Staging a performance
- Unit 5: Contextual research for performance and production
- Unit 6: Performance skills and practice
- Unit 7: Production skills and practice
- Unit 8: Personal project and presentation
- Unit 9: Producing and performing to an audience
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
The entry requirements for this course are 4 GCSEs graded 3 or above including maths, English and a Performing Arts subject. Alternatively, you may have successfully completed a Level 2 Award in Performing Arts. You will have the opportunity to retake your GCSE maths and/or English alongside your main aim.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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Careers it can lead to
With further study or experience
- Arts Officers, Producers and Directors £36,200 a year
- Actors, Entertainers and Presenters £30,900 a year
- Managers and Directors in the Creative Industries £50,800 a year
- Design Occupations £32,400 a year
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- Advertising Accounts Managers and Creative Directors £41,000 a year
- Artists £35,100 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
Life on the course
See what it’s really like
Student Voice
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My long-term goal is to complete my training at drama school and work professionally with companies like the Royal Shakespeare Company, The PappyShow, or the National Theatre. I’m also open to the idea of moving abroad to grow and diversify my career even further.
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.